MAZDA MAZDA TRUCK 1974: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 74V193000

Make Model Year
MAZDA MAZDA TRUCK 1974
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1974-10-28 1974-10-22 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: Mazda North American Operations

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 8422

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

MAZDA CAMPAIGN NO N/A.PICK-UP TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE EXHAUST PIPEPROTECTOR MAY BE DEFORMED, RESULTING FROM HITTING A PROJECTION ON THE GROUND INVEHICLE OFF-ROAD USE.SHOULD THE PROTECTOR BE CRUSHED INTO THE EXHAUST PIPE,THE SHIELD SURFACE TEMPERATURE COULD RISE TO A POINT WHERE DRY GRASS COULDSMOLDER.THIS COULD OCCUR ONLY IF VEHICLE IS PARKED IN TALL DRY GRASS AND THEGRASS WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PROTECTOR.'CORRECT BY INSTALLING ADDITIONALPROTECTOR UNDERNEATH THE EXISTING PROTECTOR'.